<p>Travis Head returned from Covid-19 to smash a belligerent 101 and revive Australia after a top-order collapse on the opening day of the day-night final Ashes test against England on Friday.</p>.<p>England's all-seam attack had reduced Australia to 12-3 in a strong start for the tourists, who have already lost the five-test series following heavy defeats in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.</p>.<p>Head put on 71 with Marnus Labuschagne (44) and added 121 with Cameron Green as Australia recovered to 215-5 at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.</p>.<p>Green was on 57 at the tea break, his second fifty of the series, with Alex Carey on one at the other end.</p>.<p>Earlier, England seamers blew away Australia's top order in a frantic first session, vindicating captain Joe Root's decision to field under an overcast sky.</p>.<p>Australia dropped Marcus Harris to accommodate both fit-again Head and Usman Khawaja, who scored twin hundreds in the last test in Sydney batting in the middle order.</p>.<p>Ollie Robinson broke through in the sixth over when Zak Crawley took a catch in the second slip to send back David Warner for a 22-ball duck.</p>.<p>Crawley spilled Labuschagne off Robinson before he had scored, diving to his left in what could have been a regular catch for Root at first slip.</p>.<p>Khawaja edged Stuart Broad to depart for six, and Crawley made no mistake when Robinson induced an edge from Steve Smith, who fell for a duck.</p>.<p>Labuschagne went on the attack, flicking Chris Woakes for a six before a bizarre dismissal. The right-hander shuffled outside the off stump and overbalanced. Broad's delivery clattered onto his stumps.</p>.<p>Head raced to a 112-ball century but fell immediately afterwards, offering a leading edge to Robinson at mid-on trying to hit Woakes over mid-wicket.</p>.<p>Head's second century of the series contained 12 boundaries.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Travis Head returned from Covid-19 to smash a belligerent 101 and revive Australia after a top-order collapse on the opening day of the day-night final Ashes test against England on Friday.</p>.<p>England's all-seam attack had reduced Australia to 12-3 in a strong start for the tourists, who have already lost the five-test series following heavy defeats in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne.</p>.<p>Head put on 71 with Marnus Labuschagne (44) and added 121 with Cameron Green as Australia recovered to 215-5 at Hobart's Bellerive Oval.</p>.<p>Green was on 57 at the tea break, his second fifty of the series, with Alex Carey on one at the other end.</p>.<p>Earlier, England seamers blew away Australia's top order in a frantic first session, vindicating captain Joe Root's decision to field under an overcast sky.</p>.<p>Australia dropped Marcus Harris to accommodate both fit-again Head and Usman Khawaja, who scored twin hundreds in the last test in Sydney batting in the middle order.</p>.<p>Ollie Robinson broke through in the sixth over when Zak Crawley took a catch in the second slip to send back David Warner for a 22-ball duck.</p>.<p>Crawley spilled Labuschagne off Robinson before he had scored, diving to his left in what could have been a regular catch for Root at first slip.</p>.<p>Khawaja edged Stuart Broad to depart for six, and Crawley made no mistake when Robinson induced an edge from Steve Smith, who fell for a duck.</p>.<p>Labuschagne went on the attack, flicking Chris Woakes for a six before a bizarre dismissal. The right-hander shuffled outside the off stump and overbalanced. Broad's delivery clattered onto his stumps.</p>.<p>Head raced to a 112-ball century but fell immediately afterwards, offering a leading edge to Robinson at mid-on trying to hit Woakes over mid-wicket.</p>.<p>Head's second century of the series contained 12 boundaries.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>